Variables | Â | Mean | SD | Median | Interquartile range | N | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | 8.26 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 4 | 15 | 728 |
Age groups (years) | ≤ 6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 145 |
 | 7-10 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 443 |
 | >10 | 11.8 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 140 |
Temperature (°C) |  | 37.2 | 0.4 | 37.3 | 35.5 | 39.1 | 728 |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | Â | 11.84 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 16.3 | 726 |
Parasitaemia/μl blood |  | 2262.6 | 15578.8 | 230 | 18 | 220000 | 246 |
MCV (fl) | Â | 82.8 | 9.02 | 83.4 | 52.8 | 105.6 | 726 |
WBsC × 109/L |  | 6 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 725 |
Variables | Â | Â | Â | n | Â | % | |
Sex | Â | Male | Â | 348 | Â | 47.8 | |
 |  | Female |  | 380 |  | 52.2 | |
Asymptomatic malaria | Â | Â | Â | 158 | Â | 64.2 | |
Anaemia (Hb <11g/dl) | Â | Â | Â | 144 | Â | 19.8 | |
Leucopaenia (WBC < .4.5 × 109/L) |  |  |  | 169 |  | 23.3 | |
Microcytosis | Â | Â | Â | 110 | Â | 15.2 | |
Hypochromasia | Â | Â | Â | 389 | Â | 53.7 |